DACA beneficiaries are bracing for a return to being undocumented, unable to work legally for the first time in five years. DACA beneficiaries and their advocates are fighting battles on multiple fronts: in Congress, the courts, and at the state level, where some are renewing efforts to secure in-state tuition and driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants, even if they do not have DACA status. The most urgent battle is in Congress, where multiple bills are pending to address the situation of young immigrants. Advocates for immigrants say they would settle for nothing less than a “clean” Dream Act that would not be tied to immigration enforcement. He acknowledged that a law that would protect only young immigrants brought here as children would be difficult for DACA beneficiaries to swallow, since their parents would remain at risk of deportation.

Source: Washington Post September 09, 2017 21:11 UTC